Planning appeal decision
Talewater Mill Talewater, Talaton, Exeter, EX5 2RS
Planning appeal 3366414 at Talewater Mill Talewater, Talaton, Exeter, EX5 2RS (East Devon District Council) was allowed on 18 June 2026 by Inspector McEntee K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the works carried out on the appeal site amount to a material operation and consequently whether works have commenced on the chargeable development for CIL purposes.
- Authority
- East Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Not Applicable
- Inspector
- McEntee K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the works carried out on the appeal site amount to a material operation and consequently whether works have commenced on the chargeable development for CIL purposes
What decided it
The absence of evidence from the Council that the works constituted a material operation as defined in section 56(4) of the 1990 Act, combined with the appellant's unchallenged description that the pipe laying did not reach the foundations, led the Inspector to conclude that development had not commenced for CIL purposes.
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